In some states an assault can get you 8-25 years. In this case there is zero doubt of guilt, given it was caught on camera and occurred in front of a stadium full of fans. I think two years is a reasonable amount of time for this man to consider the merits of controlling the violent aspect of his nature. The rest of us don't seem to have a lot of problems with throwing metal chairs at people who are sitting ducks.

What would you suggest as an alternative?

58
posted on 09/16/2004 7:47:20 AM PDT
by thoughtomator
("With 64 days left, John Kerry still has time to change his mind 4 or 5 more times" - Rudy Giuliani)

That's quite a bit more than most folks make. And most folks likely don't get to play at work.

The minimum wage in MLB is $300,000 per year. Mr. Francisco was called up from the minors only this year. I don't know when precisely he was called up, so I don't know what part of the $300,000 MINIMUM WAGE he would have received, if he hadn't committed a felony prior to the end of the season.

His payoff would have been in the future.

If he could have kept himself from attacking fans with a deadly object.

The Rangers aren't the only ones who have complained about the unruly fans at Oakland's Network Associates Coliseum. Others around the American League are saying much of the same things.

"I've had a couple of run-in with fans there myself," Detroit Tigers bullpen coach Lance Parrish told Booth Newspapers. "It's the things they say, the profanity they use. You get concerned about the kids."

Angels reliever Troy Percival told the Los Angeles Times that he's had beer and peanuts and a cup of "yellow foul-smelling liquid" thrown at him.

"The fans are right on top of you in Oakland, and they're probably the most outgoingly obnoxious fans in the league," Percival said.

Where the heck was the stadium security? They should have kicked out the loud mouth and his fat wife way before it came to this...

New York fans have a horrible reputation of being brutal, but I have to say I've seen many drunken and/or profane fans thrown out by security. Heck, I even saw security come over at Yankee Stadium and get ready to throw out a Yankee fan who was trash-talking Mets fans! The only reason the guy didn't get thrown out is because the Mets fans told security to let the guy stay.

Anyhow, it sounds like this Oakland jerk has been a problem all season for opposing pitchers. Oaktown security should have put a stop to him a long time ago.

Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.